Bluebirds sign Rams Defender

We are delighted to confirm the signing of Calum Macdonald on a youth loan deal from Derby County.

The young defender joins us until the 1st February 2018 and is eligible to play in the FA Trophy.

He was Derby County’s Under-23s player of the year for the 2016/17 season and his first-year as a professional could not have gone much better. He was a regular standout player, either at left back or centre back, making 21 appearances in Premier League 2 Division 1.

His form also earned international recognition as he was called up to the Scotland Under-21s squad, whilst he was also named amongst the substitutes for Derby’s senior team in their final home game of the 2016/17 season against Wolves. What’s more impressive is that all of that came within a year of Macdonald earning his first professional contract in May 2016 after helping Derby County’s then Under-21s squad to the Division 2 title.

The full back made his full debut for the squad in February 2016 in a 2-1 win at Wolves and was a near mainstay for the rest of the season as the Rams went on to be promoted. Having combined that with a number of impressive appearances for the Under-18s squad, the 2015/16 season proved to be hugely successful for the defender.

Calum goes into the squad for our trip to FC Halifax Town tomorrow, kick off 3pm.

You can read our match preview for that game with team news, ticket and travel info and more, here: